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Plural Nouns
Questions and answers related to the formation of regular and irregular plural nouns in the English language.
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What is the singular of the word analyzes?
The singular of analyzes is analyze.
As in "they will analyze the evidence".
Why doesn't scissors have a singular form?
The word "scissors" is considered a plural noun because it refers to a pair of cutting instruments. Each blade of the scissors is technically a "scissor," but the commonly used term for the tool as a whole remains "scissors."
What is a word that changes completely when plural?
The word "child" changes completely to "children" when plural.
Can you give me 100 example of nouns with their plural forms?
Example sentences:
- apple: The bought a bushel of apples.
- angel: The kids look like little angels when they sleep.
- ant: We had to move the picnic away from the ants.
- aunt: My aunts always put a check in my birthday card.
- bird: The birds come to the feeder in the morning.
- bell: The church rang the bells on Sunday morning.
- boy: All of the boys had new uniforms.
- bow: She wrapped the gifts and I tied the bows.
- cow: We watched the cows coming in from the pasture.
- car: All of the cars were stopped by the accident.
- carrot: I do love carrots.
- carat: Her diamond is at least two carats.
- doubt: I have a lot of doubts about this relationship.
- doughnut: I'll bring a dozen doughnuts if you have some coffee ready.
- drum: Do not get him a set of drums for his birthday!
- daffodil: The daffodils look so cheerful in the garden.
- eon: It's been eons since I could get away for a vacation.
- egg: We can have some bacon and eggs.
- elephant: He watches all the nature programs that feature elephants.
- elbow: I'm okay, I only scraped my elbows.
- falcon: A family of falcons is nesting on that ledge.
- face: It is great to see all your smiling faces
- floor: We polished all the floors before the new rugs were delivered.
- friend: We have invited many of our friends to the party.
- girl: The girls ran a great race today.
- goose: My uncle keeps some geese for fresh eggs.
- grade: His grades have improved this semester.
- ghost: We sat around the fire and told stories of ghosts.
- hat: My grandma has a large collection of hats.
- house: The houses on our street are all very old.
- hotel: The beach front hotels were all very expensive.
- hamburger: We could have as many hamburgers as we wanted.
- inch: He's grown two inches since last year.
- island: We took a tour of the islands in the Caribbean.
- item: This lane is ten items or less.
- iris: My mother had irises blooming every spring.
- jam: They serve a half dozen jams with breakfast.
- joke: The salesman's jokes fell on deaf ears.
- justice: The justices were in complete agreement on the ruling.
- job: She works two jobs to pay off her college debt.
- knee: The red velvet cake is the bees' knees.
- key: I've misplaced my keys so we won't be going anywhere until I find them.
- keepsake: The gave me a book of photos and keepsakes of my visit.
- knife: Dad sharpened all my knives when he visited.
- lunch: We deliver lunches to the elderly three days a week.
- lab: They sent the samples to three labs for testing.
- lock: Check all of the windows and locks before you leave.
- lamp: My new lamps will brighten the place nicely.
- machine: The coffee shop machines were gurgling and steaming.
- mouse: The cat helps keep the mice out of the barn.
- monkey: A family of monkeys yelled at us from the trees.
- mystery: He collects books about real life mysteries.
- name: They took all of our names as witnesses to the accident.
- night: The price includes two nights and three days at the resort.
- note: The notes I took were a big help for writing the report.
- nose: The kids pressed their noses against the case of candy.
- onion: She brought me a basket of onions from her garden.
- owl: The hooting of the owls made the campfire tales seem spookier.
- opera: He has season tickets for all of the operas.
- ocean: Oceans cover the largest surface area of the earth.
- pot: She had several pots simmering on the stove.
- pole: Flag poles lined the front of the memorial.
- poem: He has had several of his poems published.
- potato: We had mashed potatoes with gravy.
- question: There are so many questions left to answer.
- quilt: The club makes patchwork quilts for charity.
- quart: We put up six quarts of tomato sauce today.
- quote: How many quotes do I need for the insurance estimate.
- rose: You know that mother loves to get roses.
- raspberries: You know that mother loves fresh raspberries for her salad.
- ride: You know that mother loves to take rides in the country.
- rib: You know that mother makes the best ribs in town.
- star: This far out in the country you can see so many stars.
- store: The stores on this block are the most expensive in town.
- sister: I have two sisters.
- shoe: Her shoes take up a whole closet by themselves.
- tie: His collection of ties is in the hundreds.
- toe: Even though it was cold, they dangled their toes in the lake.
- tool: You know that father is very fussy about his tools.
- tune: He doesn't use the radio, he sings tunes while he drives.
- use: Duct tape is best known for its many uses.
- uncle: My uncles give a backyard feast every Labor Day.
- ukulele: The group played ukuleles and sand old time songs.
- utility: The utilities, gas and electricity, are not included in the rent.
- vat: Their sauce is very popular, they sell vats of the stuff.
- voyage: We save up our time and money to take interesting voyages.
- vest: Not too many men wear suits with vests these days.
- violet: The violets grow along the roadside each year.
- wall: We painted the walls a pale grey.
- wallet: She has wallets to match every purse she owns.
- walnut: The cake was covered in chopped walnuts.
- wedge: The cheese was cut in wedges and sold by the pound.
- x-ray: The x-rays showed that the fracture had healed nicely.
- year: We've lived on this street for fifteen years
- yam: Aunt Evelyn always serves yams and white potatoes for Thanksgiving.
- yard: The coat took three yards of material to make.
- youth: A number of youths assisted in cleaning up after the storm.
- zero: How many zeros were on that check.
- zebra: The zebras' camouflage is designed to confuse predators.
- zone: The fairground was set up in zones for rides, food, displays, and games.
What is the plural form of sister-in-law and what is the rules of it's plural form?
The plural for for the compound noun sister-in-law is sisters-in-law.
The rule is that the 'sisters' become multiple, but the relationship 'in-law' does not become multiple, it is still the same relationship to a siblings spouse.
Note that you will hear people say, 'my in-laws'. This term is used when the 'in-laws' are relationships of varying combinations of sister, brother, father, mother-in-law and the abbreviated form is easier to say.
Is the word troop both singular and plural?
Technically, no. A troop is a unit of soldiers. Troops refers to multiple units of soldier, or sometimes to all soldiers.
How do you write the plural form of No?
no No in the plural is spelled noes. Example is, The "noes" have it! Where a noun ends in a vowel, "o", the standard rule to make it plural is to add "es". This has been true since the 1600's. For example, You would spell "potatoes" not potato's to show the plural usage. (Please leave room to forgive green-market folk).
Numerical usage ending in "o" does seem to vary from the rule. It does beat the rule. But, my answer is that it does have strength through frequency of use. Numerical position, like the 1600's or 1900's has been widely accepted for many centuries. You may want to argue with that. Okay! I do not want to take the challenge nor the fun out of it for you. It's frequency and tenure does gives it strength. So, using the apostrophe is accepted when showing numerical position through wide acceptance through the years.
Strong structure is good for the most part. We have short cutted so many things like u for you and omg for oh my god and 4 for four or for. Time-structure issues may need a small bit of fine tuning. In life, as often, fine-tuning may make things better. Sometimes the pendulum does not swing so widely. It swings gently in the middle. When you fine tune a car, you do not do so at 1500 rpm's. About 650 to 750 rpm's is much better. Racing enthusiasts, please.
In the English language, yes, there are some hard structures. This is good. It shows that you are educated when you know to use them. And yes, using "es" in the plural use for no is one of these. Correct spelling for no in the plural is noes. It does not have an apostrophe. It is a good rule. Please apply it when using the plural of no.
How do you make a year a plural?
To make the word "year" plural, you simply add an "s" to the end, changing it to "years."
What is the plural of chief in sentence?
CHIEFS, example sentence:
The city fire chiefs held a meeting regarding the newest regulations.
You can tell if a possessive noun is singular or plural by the spelling of the noun and the placement of the apostrophe.
The singular form of the noun is girl.
The singular possessive form is girl's.
The little girl's clothing was torn. (the clothing of a little girl)
The plural form of the noun girl is girls.
The plural possessive form is girls'.
The little girls' clothing is on the first floor. (clothing intended for little girls)
Why is the word hacked so misleading to people?
There is a lot of bad juju surrounding that word. The term hacked has become a dysphemism synonymous with malicious computer programming. People who don't understand programming most likely don't understand that the word hacking is simply shorthand for problem-solving via computer programming. Of course, to the mundane, hacking is a bad thing because whenever they hear about a virus attack or phishing atempts, it's called HACKING. Of course it's hacking! When you tell a computer what to do, it's called hacking, period. All computer programmers--good or bad--are hackers. A lot of people simply associate hacking with malicious activity because that's what the people on the news call it when something bad happens.
"They" is a plural pronoun used to refer to more than one person or thing. It is used in place of "he" or "she" when the gender is unknown or when referring to a group of people.
What is the plural form of party when used as a verb?
The plural form of "party" as a verb is "parties," for example: "They parties all night long."
What is the singular and plural noun of the louse?
The singular noun is "louse" and the plural noun is "lice."
Does shambles is a noun that plural in form but singular in meaning?
Yes, "shambles" is a plural noun in form but singular in meaning. It refers to a state of disorder or chaos, typically used in the singular form to describe a messy situation.
Is shambles a noun that plural in form but singular in meaning?
The word shambles is a singular form for a something that is badly organized or a very untidy place or thing. Example: They left the place in a shambles.
The word 'shamble' is a verb; a word for an awkward gait, moving in a heavy or clumsy manner (shamble, shamble, shambling, shambled).
What are some nouns that name an idea or concept?
Nouns that describe (name) an idea or concept are known as abstract or special nouns.
An abstract noun (special noun) is a noun that refers to a quality, idea or emotion. These nouns are considered special because you cannot touch, taste, see, hear or smell them like other nouns, e.g. ice cream.
Examples of abract (special) nouns are:
friendship
freedom
fear
love
loyalty
idea
joy
sentiment
feeling
emotion
anxiety
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What is the plural form of the proper noun Martin?
Martin, is a name of a person, a proper noun. The plural form for two or more people named Martin is Martins.
